Tony Hooper

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Tony Hooper
Born
Anthony Hooper

(1939-09-14)14 September 1939
Eastry, Kent, England
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 81)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1960s–2020
Formerly of

Anthony Hooper (14 September 1939 – 18 November 2020) [1] was an English folk singer-songwriter and musician. He was best known as a founder-member of Strawbs together with Dave Cousins and double bassist Ron Chesterman. He left The Strawbs in 1972 after their album Grave New World , when it became obvious that the band was moving further away from its folk roots towards rock and progressive rock. He rejoined for a 10-year stint in 1983. Hooper had been the guitarist in the Ceilidh and barn dance band, Pitchfork, since 1986, and was also a member of Misalliance.

Contents

Hooper died on 18 November 2020, at the age of 81. [2]

Discography

Albums

Strawbs

Singles

Strawbs

References

  1. ↑ Heather Malcolm, Interview with Tony Hooper, Jamming, 10 May 1991, Strawbsweb. Retrieved 20 November 2020
  2. ↑ "Tony Hooper, Died 18 Nov 2020", Strawbsweb. Retrieved 20 November 2020